Chapter 35
अध्यायः 35
Uttarabhāga (Part II), Chapter 35
Shlokas (11)
+ Add ShlokaThe mode of gifting the golden cow - Verse 1
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 35.1
अथ ते संप्रवक्ष्यामि हेमधेनुविधिक्रमम। सर्वपापप्रशमनं ग्रहदुर्भिक्षनाशनम।।
atha te saṃpravakṣyāmi hemadhenuvidhikramam| sarvapāpapraśamanaṃ grahadurbhikṣanāśanam||
Sanatkumāra said: Henceforth, I shall mention to you the procedure of the gift of a golden cow. It dispels all sins and destroys evil planets and famine.
The mode of gifting the golden cow - Verse 2
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 35.2
उपसर्गप्रशमनं सर्वव्याधि निवारणम। निष्काणां च सहस्रेण सुवर्णेन तु कारयेत।।
upasargapraśamanaṃ sarvavyādhi nivāraṇam| niṣkāṇāṃ ca sahasreṇa suvarṇena tu kārayet||
Sanatkumāra said: It suppresses all evil portents and calamities. It dispels all ailments.
The mode of gifting the golden cow - Verse 3
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 35.3
तदर्धेनापि वा सम्यक तदर्धार्धेन वा पुनः। शतेन वा प्रकर्तव्या सर्वरूपगुणान्विता।।
tadardhenāpi vā samyak tadardhārdhena vā punaḥ| śatena vā prakartavyā sarvarūpaguṇānvitā||
Sanatkumāra said: It suppresses all evil portents and calamities. It dispels all ailments.
The mode of gifting the golden cow - Verse 4
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 35.4
गोरूपं सुखुरं दिव्यं सर्वलक्षणसंयुतम। खुराग्रे विन्यसेद्वज्रं शृङ्गे वै पद्मरागकम।।
gorūpaṃ sukhuraṃ divyaṃ sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutam| khurāgre vinyasedvajraṃ śṛṅge vai padmarāgakam||
Sanatkumāra said: The form of the cow shall have beautiful hoofs and endowed with all divine characteristics. At the tip of the hoof a diamond shall be fixed. Ruby stone shall be placed on the horn.
The mode of gifting the golden cow - Verse 5
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 35.5
भ्रुवोर्मध्ये न्यसेद्दिव्यं मौक्तिकं मुनिसत्तमाः। वौडूर्येण स्तनाः कार्या लाङ्गूलं नीलतः सुभम।।
bhruvormadhye nyaseddivyaṃ mauktikaṃ munisattamāḥ| vauḍūryeṇa stanāḥ kāryā lāṅgūlaṃ nīlataḥ subham||
Sanatkumāra said: O excellent sages, a divine pearl shall be fixed in between the eye-brows. The four udders shall be made by means of Vaidūrya (Lapis lazuli). The splendid tail shall be made by means of blue gem.[1]
The mode of gifting the golden cow - Verse 6
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 35.6
दन्तस्थाने प्रकर्तव्यः पुष्परागः सुशोभनः। पशुवत्कारयित्वा तु वत्सं कुर्यात्सुशोभनम।।
dantasthāne prakartavyaḥ puṣparāgaḥ suśobhanaḥ| paśuvatkārayitvā tu vatsaṃ kuryātsuśobhanam||
Sanatkumāra said: In the place of the teeth a splendid topaz shall be fixed. After making the mother cow the devotee shall make a splendid calf.
The mode of gifting the golden cow - Verse 7
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 35.7
सुवर्णदशनिष्केण सर्वरत्नसुशोभितम। पूर्वोक्तवेदिकामध्ये मण्डलं परिकल्प्य तु।।
suvarṇadaśaniṣkeṇa sarvaratnasuśobhitam| pūrvoktavedikāmadhye maṇḍalaṃ parikalpya tu||
Sanatkumāra said: The calf shall be made by means of ten golden coins. It shall be beautified by means of all gems. After drawing the mystic diagram in the middle of the altar mentioned before, the devotee who knows all principles shall place the cow in its middle along with the calf. With a pair of clothes he shall wrap the cow along with its calf.
The mode of gifting the golden cow - Verse 8
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 35.8
तन्मध्ये सुरभिं स्थाप्य सवत्सां सर्वतत्त्ववित। सवत्सां सुरभिं तत्र वस्त्रयुग्मेन वेष्टयेत।।
tanmadhye surabhiṃ sthāpya savatsāṃ sarvatattvavit| savatsāṃ surabhiṃ tatra vastrayugmena veṣṭayet||
Sanatkumāra said: The calf shall be made by means of ten golden coins. It shall be beautified by means of all gems. After drawing the mystic diagram in the middle of the altar mentioned before, the devotee who knows all principles shall place the cow in its middle along with the calf. With a pair of clothes he shall wrap the cow along with its calf.
The mode of gifting the golden cow - Verse 9
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 35.9
संपूजयेद्गां गायत्र्या सवत्सां सुरभिं पुनः। अथैकाग्निविधानेन होमं कुर्याद्यथाविधि।।
saṃpūjayedgāṃ gāyatryā savatsāṃ surabhiṃ punaḥ| athaikāgnividhānena homaṃ kuryādyathāvidhi||
Sanatkumāra said: He shall worship the cow and the calf by repeating the Gāyatrī mantra. He shall perform the Homa duly in accordance with the injunctions relating to the single fire. Using sacrificial twigs or ghee in accordance with the injunctions he shall perform the remaining rites too as before. After bathing the Liṅga with ghee, etc. the worship of Śiva shall be performed. After touching the splendid cow with Gāyatrī mantra it shall be dedicated to Śiva. O highly intelligent one, thirty gold coins shall be given away in gift.
The mode of gifting the golden cow - Verse 10
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 35.10
समिदाज्यविधानेन पूर्ववच्छेषमाचरेत। शिवपूजा प्रकर्तव्या लिङ्गं स्नाप्य घृतादिभिः।।
samidājyavidhānena pūrvavaccheṣamācaret| śivapūjā prakartavyā liṅgaṃ snāpya ghṛtādibhiḥ||
Sanatkumāra said: He shall worship the cow and the calf by repeating the Gāyatrī mantra. He shall perform the Homa duly in accordance with the injunctions relating to the single fire. Using sacrificial twigs or ghee in accordance with the injunctions he shall perform the remaining rites too as before. After bathing the Liṅga with ghee, etc. the worship of Śiva shall be performed. After touching the splendid cow with Gāyatrī mantra it shall be dedicated to Śiva. O highly intelligent one, thirty gold coins shall be given away in gift.
The mode of gifting the golden cow - Verse 11
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 35.11
गामालभ्य च गायत्र्या शिवायादापयेच्छुभाम। दक्षिणा च प्रकर्तव्या त्रिंशन्निष्का महामते।।
gāmālabhya ca gāyatryā śivāyādāpayecchubhām| dakṣiṇā ca prakartavyā triṃśanniṣkā mahāmate||
Sanatkumāra said: He shall worship the cow and the calf by repeating the Gāyatrī mantra. He shall perform the Homa duly in accordance with the injunctions relating to the single fire. Using sacrificial twigs or ghee in accordance with the injunctions he shall perform the remaining rites too as before. After bathing the Liṅga with ghee, etc. the worship of Śiva shall be performed. After touching the splendid cow with Gāyatrī mantra it shall be dedicated to Śiva. O highly intelligent one, thirty gold coins shall be given away in gift.